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Chubbs the tegu

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I had mine for 17 years .. he could be very sweet and come over looking for neck rubs .. but once that season came and hormones kicked in he would be hell on wheels
 

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Yea, iguanas aren't the nicest... Even pet iguana. And, here's a weird fact. Lady iguanas in heat put off a smell almost identical to the way a human woman menstruating smells. So, if you have your period and you're around a male iguana, they can get very aggressive, because they're smelling a lady in need but they can't find her!
?? I didn’t know that! You should post that in my Thread.
 

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I think Lysol is made by the Clorox company.
They're in the US
It may have been the wipes only. It was on our local news. I don't know for sure if they know anymore then me.
 

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Yea, iguanas aren't the nicest... Even pet iguana. And, here's a weird fact. Lady iguanas in heat put off a smell almost identical to the way a human woman menstruating smells. So, if you have your period and you're around a male iguana, they can get very aggressive, because they're smelling a lady in need but they can't find her!
nasty
 

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You Own one? Oh wait you live in Florida, I have never ever seen a full grown green iguana in person. They are pretty Rare here.
Iguanas aren't really a native Floridian because they are a tourista. If they get lost in the everglades they can grow really large. I have some pictures of some really big ones in Florida. The little anoles are so cute and actually a Floridian. I think they diserve to eat first. ☺
 

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You Own one? Oh wait you live in Florida, I have never ever seen a full grown green iguana in person. They are pretty Rare here.
There are literally as common as seeing a bird.
ESPECIALLY in areas where there is a lot of water.
 

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Iguanas aren't really a native Floridian because they are a tourista. If they get lost in the everglades they can grow really large. I have some pictures of some really big ones in Florida. The little anoles are so cute and actually a Floridian. I think they diserve to eat first. ☺
It would seem as though we are growing a slightly different strain here maybe.
They seem to be more and more tolerant of temperatures into the lower 50s.
This is speculative and it might take much longer for this to actually happen. But each Winter, fewer and fewer are dying.
They are breeding prolifically.
The ones you see are probably the great, great grand babies of ones sold as pets.
Nobody in their right mind would have actually purchased one since the late 1990s.
Most of the six footers died in the cool snap a few years ago. The larger ones seem to not be able to tolerate the cool months.
Now it's common to see orange/red males (A sign that he's the king of his territory) as small as 3' long.
They do make HORRIBLE pets.
But they are a possible source of protein if the stuff hits the fan!
In other places where they are found, they are eaten.
The local Haitian population in Florida calls them "Tree Chicken".
 

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There seems to be a misconception with Green Iguanas, Tegus, Python's Parrots, etc.
Sure, they are directly the result of released pets decades ago.
But these are largely not those same animals. These are many, many generations removed.
Many of these invasive animals, insects and plants can and do continue to live, breed and do very well in our tropical environment.
 

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Here in Houston,Texas I haven’t seen any.
The climate isn’t right. I think, how many in average have you seen?
Geez.
Thousands?
Hundreds of thousands?
It doesn't sound like you fully understand what's going on here.
I'm sure that their numbers are in the millions.
 
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